NIU baseball team added to Ariz. tournament

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Northern Illinois University’s baseball team is a last-minute addition to the field for the sixth annual Coca-Cola Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz.

Read our special report on the NIU shootings

Read our special report on the NIU shootings

Northern Illinois University’s baseball team is a last-minute addition to the field for the sixth annual Coca-Cola Baseball Classic in Surprise, Ariz.

Surprise Community and Recreation Services Director Mark Coronado says “sports can be a great source of healing, as people come together to root on their team.”

The idea to add Northern Illinois as a fifth team in the tournament was the brainchild of Arizona State University baseball coach Pay Murphy. He reached out to Huskies coach Ed Mathey and invited NIU to the Phoenix-area event.

NIU students returned to classes this week for the first time since the deadly Feb. 14 shootings on their campus.

The Baseball Classic runs Thursday through Saturday.

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